Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-10
y THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
u will be Dedicated on Friday, june
t7ih, bunker Hill Day"

PROGRAM or THE PROPOSED EXERCISES.
The arrangements have been substantial
ly completed for the dedication Of the sol
diers' monument on Friday afternoon Of
next week, and an outline of the proposed
exercises Is given herewith The arrange
mrnts ARE IN charge Of citizens commit
tee consisting Of cx-Gov Holhrouk. : y
Herrick and h. H. Putnam, and of II Grand
Army committee consisting of Geo W
Hooker, julius Whitney, Geo. +. Selleck,
Ornan Prescott and Wallace Pratt tx.
Gov. llolhrook has been prevailed upon 10
act ms president Of the day. Mr. Herrick
chairman of the board of selectmen, will
act as marshal, and his fellow members Of
the board Il. \. Boyden aud Henry Axe
ly, will act his assistants The select
men, on behalf Of the town, have issued
the following invitation;
The town Of Brattleboru invite you to b. pre-.
ent and take part Ia the exercises incident 10 the
dedication Of their Soldiers Monument, on Fri
day, June Il, at O'Clock in the afternoon.
Signed by the S.'rctmen aud the citizens and
Grand Army committees
Copies Of this invitation have been sent
10 Gov. Ormsbee and staff t. the Secretary
of state, Treasurer and Auditor, u all the
living eX- Governors Of the state 10 Depart
ment Commander Z y. Blodgett and staff
Of the Vermont q. \. R., to Brig Gen
Greenleaf and staff and 10 the Field on
GERS Of the First Vermont Regiment, to
Mr. Mosman of Chicopee, Mass. who mod
eled and furnished the bronze soldier and
tablets, to q. 4. Hines of BrattlebOro who
designed the granite base Of the monument,
II Carrick Bros. of-St Johnsbury, the con
tractors for the granite work, to Judge
Neazey Of Rutland. so well known 10 all
Windham county old Spldiers, to Senators
| Edmuuds and Morrill,, to Gen W W
Circuit and Hon. j. W Stewart. Represen-
tatives in Congress from Vermont. u Mai
Josiah Grout, Speaker Of the Vermont
| House Of Representatives.. u Henry G..
| Bates, President pro TEN of the Vermont
/ Senate, 10 Gen. l.. q. Kingsley aud Col. c.
/ II. Joyce of Rutland, to Gems. Henry and
| Wells, Col. [. A Woodbury. and Capt K
| b Arms Of Burlington. 10 Gen Stephen
/ Thomas and Col Fred + Smith Of Mont
| pelier, to Col VIM G.. Holbrook Of New
/ York, Capt. >. +. Howard of Boston, Col
John G. Stcarns Of bradford MAJ b Il.
/ Jenne of Hudson. y. y, to the Brattleboru
/ Fire Department. Free Masons and odd
/ Fellows, John :. Tyler Camp Sons of Vet
Grams the Estey Guard and Fuller Battery,
to all the Grand Army Posts in Wndham
county, and the Posts in Chester Weston,
in Hmsdale, Winchester and Keene, n Ii
The exercises will be simple in character
and will consist only of the procession
through Main street at O'Clock and the
proceedings at the site Of the monument on
/ the common
The procession will form at 30 p. NJ
with the right resting on the corner of Flat
and Elm streets The Grand Army posts
and other civic organizations will assemble
on Mr.. Crowell's meadow, ready n fall
promptly into their places The line is ex-
pccted 10 he in order promptly at quarter
of ,, and 10 march at . O'Clock sharp at the
tap Of the drum The order Of the pro
cession will Ice as follows
The Procession.
Marshal and aides
First Regiment Band
Est,y Guard as escort
President Of the day and Orator In carriage
Citizens and Grand Army Committees
/ Post Sedgwick No. g. escoTtng Gov. Ormsbee and
stan, eX-Guvrrnurs, senators and Reprrsen-
htivrs IN Congress and other invited guests.
! Visiting Grand Army Posts and other old soldiers
Civic Organizations
Fuller Battery, Mounted
Visiting bands and drum corps will ha assigned
Positions IN line
The route Of the procession. as already
minated will bee through Main street di-
rectly 10 the common As the procession
reaches the common a detachment of Full
Ter Battery will fire IA salute of IA guns in
honor of the State of Vermont, which was
the first 10 10 he added b. the Old Thirteen.
While the exact program Of exercises
cannot now be fixed upon, the proceedings
at the monument will be substantially
these
Program.
Music by the First Regiment Band.
PREDATORY remarks by eX-ttuv. Hubrook Pres
ideut Of the day
Prayer by Rev. F. j Parry
Music by NAH quartet.
Remarks 10y S. q Herrick, chairman Of the hoard
OF selrctmen turning over the monument to the
people of the town.
Rrspunse by Col. Hooker In behalf OF the Old Sol
dirrs and citizens.
Music by male quartet.
Dedicatory poem by q A Hines
Music by the band.
Grafton by Corporal James Tanner, Of Brook.
Ign, n, Y.
Music America"
Benedction by Rev, c. o. bay
1t is intended to bring the exercises 10 a
close as early as 4:45 o'clock, so that out-of
town visitors can return home by the even
ing trains. a special train will probably
be run over the Valley road from Bellows
Falls
A collation. will be served at noon by the
Woman's Relief Corps and Post Sedgwick
for the benefit Of the visiting old soldiers
If the weather proves fine the dav will
be one OF the most interesting public coca.
sions in the history Of Brattleboro, and the
exercises will attract many visitors.
No carriages of any kind will be allowed
ON or near the common, or on streets in the
immediate vicinity leading to the common.
While it will be impracticabe to furnish
seats for all during the exercises, there will
he seats for elderly people, men and wor
who would not be able 10 stand
The Palestine Canton Of r u.. .I.
Fellows have invited g. .. ..
cantons 10 visit then r..
they hope 10 hav ..r
as their guest .r.-. .r
a short 49, ..' b.. -.
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